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Predicted Grades for UCAS

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LibraryBook · 11/09/2013 14:19

Just trying to understand how different teachers/schools arrive at predicted UCAS grades for A2, to put on the UCAS form?

I'd be grateful for any explanations.

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LibraryBook · 11/09/2013 21:24

Blissx - 'professional judgment' is a bit vague, no?

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Blissx · 11/09/2013 19:49

As a teacher, they are based on their AS results, individual circumstances, current work ethic and professional judgement. Last year, my school was spot on with the predictions bar 1.2% of cases so we're generally pretty good at it!

secretscwirrels · 11/09/2013 18:31

AS doesn't have an A* grade so perhaps that involves some mathematical juggling?

MrsHerculePoirot · 11/09/2013 17:36

We generally predict the grade achieved at AS or a grade above. We look at how close they were to the next grafe boundary - if over half way they go up. Then we look at each individual case and adjust accordingly.

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LibraryBook · 11/09/2013 17:30

The universities see the AS grades in any case, so what is the point of having a separate predicted grade if it's the same as the AS grade?

And what happens if they are reducing subjects from 5 to 4 or from 4 to 3 at A2?

I had hoped it would be a little more scientific than just the achieved grade at AS. Grin

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secretscwirrels · 11/09/2013 16:01

AS results I would have thought?

hatsybatsy · 11/09/2013 15:10

am not a teacher... but when my grade predictions were done it was based on my mock exams - with homework and term time tests taken into account if there was any doubt.